title: High prevalence of silent chlamydia colonization of the tubal mucosa in infertile women.
abstract: Thirty-four asymptomatic infertile patients without distal tubal occlusion were prospectively evaluated at laparoscopy for C. trachomatis infection. Samples were collected from the urethra, the cervical canal, the endometrium, the cul-de-sac peritoneal fluid and the endosalpinx. In 8 patients (24%), C. trachomatis was isolated from at least one site. In 6 patients C. trachomatis was isolated from at least one tube, demonstrating the possibility of silent chlamydial colonization of the tubal mucosa in the absence of signs of active pelvic infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universita Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucisano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del'Acqua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors